Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive

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World War II Eastern Front operation military offensive

The Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation against Finland that aimed to push Finnish forces back, capture key territories in Karelia, and force Finland out of World War II.

Aliases (2)

Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive ×4
Karelian Offensive ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II Eastern Front operation → military offensive →
alsoKnownAs	Karelian Offensive → Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive →
belligerent	Finland → Nazi Germany → Soviet Union →
commander	Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim → Kirill Meretskov → Leonid Govorov NERFINISHED →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Finland → Germany → Soviet Union →
endDate	1944-08-09 →
followedBy	Lapland War →
front	Karelian Front → Leningrad Front →
goal	capture Petrozavodsk → capture Vyborg → force Finland out of World War II → push Finnish forces back from Leningrad → restore Soviet control over occupied parts of Karelia →
includesBattle	Battle of Nietjärvi → Battle of Tali–Ihantala → Battle of Vyborg Bay →
involves	Finnish Karelian Army → Soviet Karelian Front → Soviet Leningrad Front →
location	East Karelia → Finland → Karelia → Karelian Isthmus → Soviet Union →
opponent	Finnish Army → German Army Detachment Narva →
partOf	Continuation War →
precededBy	Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive →
result	Finnish strategic withdrawal → Soviet victory → opening of peace negotiations between Finland and the Soviet Union → recapture of Petrozavodsk by the Soviet Union → recapture of Vyborg by the Soviet Union →
startDate	1944-06-09 →
strategicObjective	drive Finnish forces away from the Soviet border → secure Leningrad →
theater	Eastern Front of World War II →
year	1944 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive ("Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive") → Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive ("Karelian Offensive") →	alsoKnownAs
Continuation War →	campaign
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union) ("Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive") →	engagedIn
Soviet summer offensive of 1944 ("Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive") →	hasPart
Kirill Meretskov ("Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive") →	participatedIn